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The trope of starving artists is real, but not because people dont want to pay artists. It's because artists are retarded businessmen.

Exhibit A: I want to buy a print of "Loneliness In The Night" by Valery Rybakow. He's an excellent impressionist painter from Belorussia. I have money. I know exactly what I want. I am literally the take-my-money meme. Like most artists, this guy is a retarded businessman. If this guy made toilet plungers or bottle caps, it'd take me under 30 seconds to find a way to buy them. But he's an artist, so after THREE HOURS I have yet to find a way to buy a print of the painting.

Dear artists: stop making fifty half-assed social media accounts and make a way to take my money.

The trope of starving artists is real, but not because people dont want to pay artists. It's because artists are retarded businessmen. Exhibit A: I want to buy a print of "Loneliness In The Night" by Valery Rybakow. He's an excellent impressionist painter from Belorussia. I have money. I know exactly what I want. I am literally the take-my-money meme. Like most artists, this guy is a retarded businessman. If this guy made toilet plungers or bottle caps, it'd take me under 30 seconds to find a way to buy them. But he's an artist, so after THREE HOURS I have yet to find a way to buy a print of the painting. Dear artists: stop making fifty half-assed social media accounts and make a way to take my money.

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[–] • 1 pt

What's annoying as hell is that I KNOW this guy sold prints at some point because I walked by one on display. Problem is, the business that has it on their wall isnt going to sell it, and their staff are too new to have a clue where some unknown person bought it from years ago.

[–] • 2 pts (edited )

This might not be "official" Try the contact option like I put in my above edit.

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/valery-rybakow/shop

Direct link to the piece you want: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/valery-rybakow/art/loneliness+in+the+night (Not for sale, maybe you can get a print)?